Women's Heart Health
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Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, yet most women are more concerned about breast cancer and other female cancers. Women exhibit different symptoms before and during a heart attack than men, but few recognize the warning signs.

For these reasons, St. John’s in 2004 opened a women’s heart center in St. John’s Hammons Heart Institute. The center educates Ozarks women about heart health with a focus on prevention and is part of St. John’s cardiopulmonary rehabilitation program.

In addition to one-on-one consultations about heart health, the center offers exercise, stress and nutrition consults and cooking classes.

St. John’s Women’s Heart Center is located at the north entrance of Hammons Heart Institute, under the blue canopy. For more information, call 417-820-3666 or 1-800-200-9000.

Services

¢ Educational resources and materials
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¢ Heart health assessments and screenings:

    Level I Health Risk Screening & Consultation - $50
    Fasting cholesterol, including HDL, LDL and triglycerides
    Fasting blood sugar screening for pre-diabetes
    Measurement of blood pressure, heart rate, height, weight and body
    mass index
    Review of personal and family health history
    Review of tobacco history, physical activity, eating practices and stress
    levels.

    Level II Health Health Screening & Consultation - $100, includes
    everything from Level I, plus:
    Homocysteine level - screens for high levels of this amino acid in your
    blood. High levels are associated with heart disease.
    C-Reactive Protein level – high levels of cardiac specific C-reactive protein
    (CRP) in the blood indicates inflammation occurring in blood vessels. This
    can lead to heart disease.

    Level III Heart Health Screening & Consultation - $150, includes
    everything from Level II, plus:
    Personal consultation with a Registered Dietitian
    Personal consultation with an Exercise Specialist.

    Couples Heart Health Screening - $80 (or $40 each person).
    This special screening is offers a discount to couples - husbands and
    wives, mothers and daughters, or you and your best girlfriend. It includes
    everything from the Level I screening.

¢ Exercise consults

¢ Nutrition consults

¢ Stress reduction consults.